A video by one of the passengers of a Flydubai flight in the moments the incident occurred;

The flight was carrying 174 passengers, 27 of whom were children. Israeli media said that about 150 of the passengers were Israeli.

A passenger told Channel 12 that the co-pilot struck the pilot several times with a small knife, and some crew and passengers managed to open the pilot’s cabin and subdue the attacker.

Israel sent two fighter jets toward the aircraft, and the Israeli prime minister and defense minister held an urgent security meeting.